Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $204.94.
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Leerink Partners increased their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $198.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Universal Health Services from $204.00 to $166.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays lowered their target price on Universal Health Services from $179.00 to $168.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Guggenheim dropped their price target on Universal Health Services from $195.00 to $189.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on UHS
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedmont Private Capital bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 3rd quarter worth about $233,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 87.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,102 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $192,000 after buying an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 102.8% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,371 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 695 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 103.1% during the third quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 392 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Universal Health Services during the third quarter worth approximately $212,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company's stock.
Universal Health Services Stock Up 1.8%
Shares of NYSE:UHS opened at $185.59 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day moving average is $175.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $166.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.12. Universal Health Services has a 1-year low of $140.08 and a 1-year high of $246.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.03.
Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.94 by $0.04. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 8.42% and a return on equity of 19.39%. The business had revenue of $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $5.35 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services will post 22.86 EPS for the current year.
About Universal Health Services
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Universal Health Services, Inc NYSE: UHS is a healthcare services company that owns and operates hospitals, outpatient facilities and other healthcare providers. Its operations are focused primarily on acute care and behavioral health services.
The company's acute care operations include general and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, physician practices and other outpatient services. Its behavioral health business provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for mental health conditions, substance-use disorders and related needs.
Universal Health Services serves patients across the United States and Puerto Rico, with additional behavioral health operations in the United Kingdom.
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